Making connections
Building a vocabulary list:
Explain to students that they are going to find out
about some customs or traditions of gift-giving in Indonesia by using a
learning object, but that before they begin, they will need to review
some language to help them in using the object.
Ask students to work in pairs to fill in a key word
list (Daftar hadiah in
Word or
PDF) in English and
then in Indonesian, around the concept of gift-giving, including the
buying and selling of gifts. They can revisit their concept maps, and
use online or offline dictionaries to help them fill in the columns on
the key word list which ask the questions Who?, What?,
When?, Where? and Why?
This teacher version of the 'Daftar hadiah' (Word
or PDF) lists some
examples of the types of words students might suggest. Please note that
one word may fit under more than one heading - where it goes does not
matter, it is the compilation of the word list that is the main aim of
this task.
Allow students to share their lists with another pair
to check for accuracy and add any useful words that they hadn't
included. As a whole class, share the words on their lists. Again allow
students to correct or add to their lists.
Comparisons
with English:
Have students work in pairs or small groups to look at
the English words on their lists and see if they can classify or sort
them and identify any patterns. Can you group the words in any way?
Can you find any patterns? Are there words that are built from other
words. Discuss students' suggestions. They may include words that
are built from a common base word, or tenses of the same word.
Now ask students to do the same thing for the
Indonesian word list. Are there groups of words that have the same
base word? Can you work out what the rules are for forming some of the
words? Briefly share students' initial ideas.
Allocate verbs such as jual, beli,
terima and beri to groups of students and have students use (good) dictionaries to list the words built from them, and their
meanings. Compare and analyse the lists. Can you derive the
rules that are operating? Compare how English works. In what ways is
it similar or different?
In their learning journals, have students summarise
their ideas about the relationships between words and how English and
Indonesian language systems are functioning.
Assessment for learning: Considering
students' learning journals and their contributions to group
discussions, assess the extent to which students:
- identify verb forms eg ber-, me-, me-kan, me-i
- noun forms eg pe-, -an, pe-an, per-an, ke-an
- compare English and Indonesian language structures,
giving examples
- derive the rules correctly
- explain their understanding clearly.
Provide feedback to students.
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